Repair Shop Break-Even Calculator
Work out how many repairs your shop must finish each month to cover rent, wages and fixed costs, using your average profit per repair.
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Break-even is the number of repairs that just covers the bills. Knowing it turns a vague worry about a slow week into a specific target your team can see.
Monthly numbers
Rent, wages, software, insurance, utilities.
Price minus parts, labor and fees.
Use the average contribution across your mix of repairs, not only your best-selling service.
Repairs needed to break even
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- Per week
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- Per day (30-day month)
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- Monthly fixed costs
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- Profit per repair
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- Monthly revenue at break-even
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Break-even uses the contribution each repair leaves, not the ticket price.
How this is calculated
Repairs to break even = Fixed costs ÷ Profit per repair (rounded up)
With $6,000 in monthly fixed costs and $45 profit per repair, you need 134 repairs a month, about 31 a week, before the shop makes any profit.
- Fixed costs stay the same for the month and include every recurring bill.
- Profit per repair is the average contribution after parts, labor and fees.
- This excludes one-off costs such as new equipment, which should be budgeted separately.
Estimates only. Your rent, tax position, warranty costs and payment fees may differ from the values entered here.
Frequently asked questions
Which costs belong in monthly fixed costs?
Anything you pay whether or not a customer walks in: rent, wages for scheduled staff, software subscriptions, insurance, utilities, loan payments, accounting and your own draw. Parts and one-off job costs do not belong here.
What is profit per repair?
The average contribution one repair leaves after its parts, labor and fees, not the full ticket price. The profit calculator gives you that number for a single job.
Does break-even include the owner salary?
It only does if you put it in fixed costs. Many shops break even before paying the owner, which is why the owner draw should be included when you plan for a sustainable business.
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